Our Bottle & Can Drive is going strong! Keep saving your cans for us and drop them by the school anytime between now and July 31! Your donations help us with needed supplies, playground updates, and more! (fb)

Last week, one of our students started out each day painting at the easel. Some days he would do one painting, other days he would spend nearly an hour at the easel. Most of his paintings look identical. Why then would we allow him to continue doing this over and over again? Because painting is not about the final product, it’s about the process. When children paint, they are developing many important skills like: hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, color mixing, decision-making, and crossing the midline. Sometimes children plan out what they will paint; other times, it is just marks on a page. No matter the final product, time spent at the easel is valuable! (fb)